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CVE-2011-4102
Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and…
Medium4.3EPSS 3.2%
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- redhat
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750648 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0125 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 48947 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 50486 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 46913 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39508 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 76770 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 46644 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- wireshark-erf-bo(71092) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15073 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6479 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20111101 Re: CVE request for wireshark flaws (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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